The Ribble Steam Railway (RSR) is to hold a 'Guild Reunion' event over the weekend of 4th & 5th August, featuring the first visit preservation-era visit of a London Midland region locomotive to the dockside line.
With 2012 Guild year once again, the RSR hopes to reunite a number of old faces from the twilight of the steam era in Preston.
Star of the show will be 'Jinty' No. 47472, which was the Preston station pilot for the bulk of the 1950s and 1960s. This locomotive seemed to be a permanent fixture in the busy station environs, and was thus dubbed 'City of Preston' by a generation of spotters. With the original locomotive sadly having been scrapped in 1967, classmate No. 47406 will be specially renumbered and provided with an appropriate 10B (Preston) shedplate for one weekend only.
Double book-launch - ‘The London & North Western Railway around Preston’ Bob Gregson's companion to the sell-out ‘The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway around Preston’. ‘The Railways of Preston – Half a Century of Change’ from RSR volunteer Andy Fowler. Both Authors will be on-hand.
More info : www.ribblesteam.org.uk/
A photo charter featuring No. 47472 is also planned to take place during the locomotive’s stay in Preston. This is being organised by 30742 Charters, and full details can be obtained by e-mailing Mail.30742@btinternet.com.
The cost of the full-day photo-charter event will be £35.
More info : www.ribblesteam.org.uk/
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